Coat and hat rack.



No. 725,441. PATENTED APR. 14, 1903. R. E. HART.

GOAT AND HATRACK.

, APPLIOIATION FILED NOV. 26, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

RIOHARD E. HART, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,441, dated A ril14, 1903. Application filed November. 26, 1902. Serial No. 132,910. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, RICHARD E. HART, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coatand Hat Racks, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

, This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in coatand hat racks; and the invention has for its primary object to providemeans whereby a garment when placed on the rack may be securely locked,whereby it may not be removed by any other person than the owner, who onplacing the garment on the rack has locked the latter and retained thekey.

The invention has for its further object to construct a device of thischaracter with a plurality of means whereby the garment may be locked onthe rack, one or all of which maybe employed.

The invention has for its still further object to construct a device ofthis character of extremely simple construction, strength, durability,effectiveness, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and

. wherein like numerals of reference will be employed for designatinglike parts throughout the different views on the drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of my improved garment supporterand lock. Fig. 2- is a side elevation, partially in section. Fig. 3 is apartial vertical sectional andside elevation ofa modified form ofconstruction; and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the same,partly broken away.

Briefly described, the invention comprises a supporting-bracket, whichin practice I preferably secure to an escutcheon or baseplate,'thisbracket at its lower end forming a hook to receive the garment to belocked and at its upper end having a barrel or sleeve, in which isarranged a vertically-movable shaft. Projecting outwardly from thebarrel or sleeve are arms or hooks, on which garments-which it'is notdesired to lock may be tachedl suspended, and a plurality of lockingmeans is provided for locking the shaft after the latter-hasbeen engagedwith the garment or garments to be locked, one or more of which lockingmeans may be employed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating a practicalembodimentof myinvention, I

have shown the bracket 1 connected to a base-plate or escntcheon 2, thescrews 3, which fasten the bracket to the base-plate or escutcheon,being alsoadapted to secure the entire device in position upon the wallor other object to which it is adapted to be at- In practice Ipreferably provide a specialformofscrew-headsuch,forinstance,

as would requiretheuse of a spanner or other special form of wrench toremove,whereby the device could not be removed with-the aid of anordinary screw-driver.

The bracket 1 is substantially C-shaped in form, the lower arm thereofforming a hook 4, over which the garment to be locked is placed, thefree. end of this arm being provided with a disk or head 5, forming oneof the jaws between which the article is clamped in some cases. This jawis preferably provided with a covering of felt or other like material,so as not to injure the garment againstwhich .it is clamped. Where acoat having a suspending-strap on the inside of the collar thereof orothergarment having such suspending means is to be locked,

it will of course be evidentthat the suspending-strap being placed overthe arm l of the hook the jaw will not engage the same, the uppermovable jaw (to be later described) engaging direct with the rigid jaw.The upper arm 6 of the bracket carries an integral barrel or sleeve 7,in which is arranged a ver-' tically-movable shaft 8, adaptedtobelowered either into engagement with the garment to be locked or intoengagement with the rigid jaw 5. This shaft 8 is preferably-provided onits upper end with a suitable knob, 9,"

knurled or otherwise roughened, so as to be easier to operate, and atits lower end is re-, duced in size and shouldered to receive the socket10 of the jaw 11, coacting with the jaw- 5. A convenient method ofsecuring this jaw in position I have found to be the grooving of thereduced portion of the shaft 8 and the securing of the jaw 11 byacotter-pin 12,

11 therefor.

passed through the socket 10 and into said groove. This permits the jaw11 to rotate independently of the shaft 8 and the latter to rotateindependently of the jaw, whereby when the jaw is forced into contactwith a garment and the shaft is rotated the jaw will remain stationaryin so far as rotation is concerned, and thus not injure the garment. Tofurther protect the garment, I preferably provide the jaw 11 with afacing of felt or like material, as is done for the jaw 5.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the shaft 8 is adapted torotate as well as move vertically, and to this end the sleeve or barrel7 is interiorly threaded to receive exterior threads on a port-ion ofthe shaft 8. The threaded portion of this shaft is provided withvertical slots or grooves 12, arranged equidistant apart around theshaft, one or more of these grooves being engaged by the locking meansto prevent the shaft from being rotated until the locking means isdisengaged. In said Figs. 1 and 2 I show two means of locking the shaft,either or both of which may be employed. One of said means consists of alock mounted within a casing 14, which is arranged in the arm 6 of thebracket and the latch-bolt 15 of which is adapted to engage in one ofthe vertical grooves, thereby securing the shaft against rotation untilthe latch-bolt is withdrawn. The other of said means comprises a pivotedlatch 16, pivotally hung in lugs or cars 17, carried by the barrel orsleeve, and which when in the locking position lies between two keepersor lugs 18, carried by the barrel or sleeve directly below the lugs 17and in line therewith. The pivoted latch 16 has a projection or tooth19,

adapted to engage in one of the vertical grooves, and is provided withan eye 20, which registers with the openings in the keepers or lugs 18to receive the hasp 21 of a padlock 22. The pivoted latch carries asmall projection 23 at its lower end, forming a finger-piece by means ofwhich it may be readily disengaged from the shaft in order to permit theelevation of the latter. The barrel or sleeve has projecting arms orhooks 24 cast integral therewith, which may be of any desired form.

In Figs. 3 and 4: I show the shaft 8 movable vertically withoutrequiring rotating of the same. To this end I provide the shaft on oneface with a rack 9 and provide a groove or guideway 10 in the barrel orsleeve The lock 14 is mounted in the arm 6 of the bracket in the samemanner as in the form of construction above described, the latch-bolt 15thereof being constructed so as to engage with the teeth of the rack 9to prevent elevation of the shaft 8 when the latch is engaged, but topermit the depressing of said rack, as will be apparent. In this form ofconstruction I also provide means for employing the padlock form oflock, which embodies a latch-bolt 12", mounted to slide transversely ina way provided therefor in the arm 6 of the bracket and provided with atooth or lug 14: to engage with the teeth of the rack 9 when thelatch'bolt is drawn outward. This bolt is provided near its outer endwith an eye 15 to receive the hasp of the padlock. The barrel or sleeve11 in this form of construction has the'arms or hooks 2 1 east integraltherewith, as in the other form of construction.

In operation, the shaft 8 in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 ismoved vertically which may be readily done by turning the shaft towardthe left, after latch-bolt 15 or pivoted latch 16 are disengaged fromthe grooves in the shaft, the shaft being elevated to any desireddistance to conform to the suitable space between the rigid jaw 5 andmovable jaw 11. After the garment has been placed in position on jaw 5or over hook 4 the shaft 8 is lowered by rotating the same, so as tobring the jaw 11 over into engagement with the garment or with the rigidjaw 5, and the latch-bolt 15 then engages with the shaft or the pivotedlatch 16 engages with the said shaft and the padlock employed forlooking the shaft against rotation. It will be observed that either ofthese locks maybe used independently of the other or that both of thesame may be employed. In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and a theshaft 8 is movable vertically for rotation when the latch-bolt 15 orlatch-bolt 12' is disengaged from therack 9. In this construction itwill also be noted that the lug 14 or the latch-bolt 12 may be usedindependently of each other, or both of the devices may be used forlocking the shaft 8 against vertical movement.

Having fully described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A device of the character described comprisinga bracket, upper andlower arms thereon, the lower arm thereof forming a jaw,'a barrelsecured on the upper arm, a rotatable and vertically-movable shafttherein, a jaw loosely mounted on the said shaft, and looking means forpreventing rotation and verti- .cal movement of said shaft,substantially as described.

2. A garment support and lock, comprising I CC" a bracket, a jaw formedon one portion of the bracket, a sleeve carried by the bracket, a shaftmounted in the sleeve, said shaft being adapted for rotation andvertical movement in the sleeve, a jaw loosely mounted on the shaft, andlocking means to prevent rotation of the shaft pivotally mounted on thesleeve and extending therethrough to engage with the shaft,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

RICHARD E. HART.

Witnesses:

H. O. Evnnr, JOHN Gnon'rzmenn.

